The Development Of Shoe Covers Disposable Accessories

By Marsha Klein


Many people have viewed their footwear as something very essential for our daily lives. They are worn when people would like to go from one point to another location, sometimes even inside their house, in order to protect their feet. They have also been worn when people go to location with grave condition or sensitive. Due to this, Shoe Covers Disposable was made as an accessory for these instances.

This piece of apparel has undergone a bit of interesting changes over the years. They started out as what was known as spats. These spats kept mud and dust of boots. Amazingly, spats have found applications in military uniforms and in expressing ones wealth. Every now and then, spats become fashionable to magnify footwear aesthetics.

Rubbers became the next popular option as shoes coverings during the nineteenth century due to its innate waterproof and weatherproof characteristics. Rubbers also extended the life of shoes during those days. However, due to crude manufacturing techniques of that time, rubber would tend to crack in cold weather and likewise melt in hot conditions. Natural rubber was used during those times. At present, rubber usually comes in the synthetic form from artificial elastomer which has been synthesized by byproducts of petroleum.

Over-boots came in during the thirties as a pure fashion based garment that had no improvement in terms of practicality. They, however, had the first design of footwear covering that had high heels placed into the bottom of the structure.

Another fabulous, yet very practical, invention was the drizzle boot. Drizzle boots were made of clear plastic and were designed that way so that other people may still see the boots that the owner is wearing. Such footwear was intended to protect the shoes from rain, snow, mud or slush, while maintaining a quite impressive fashion effect.

These accessories are primarily used today for the protective properties it has and its benefits to its user and their surroundings. A good number of businesses require strict cleanliness and safety precautions that this apparel has become one of the common items in establishments and their employees. Examples of professions that use this are pest control personnel, window washers, electricians & plumbers, realtors, home inspectors, carpet cleaning personnel, delivery men, heating and air technicians, phone and cable installers and employees involved in highly sensitive electronics and semi conductor manufacturing.

Further enhancements have not only stopped with the base design of the products manufactured, but also the materials used in making them. Other materials being used include pack cloth, thin plastic, polypropylene, polyethylene, denim and chlorinated polyethylene. These developments had significant changes in other properties like cost effectiveness, weight, convenience, strength, easy to dispose, flexibility and better resistance to dust. Rubber bands have also been inserted on some versions so it automatically locks itself in place, so users would not have to touch them anymore.

Shoe covers disposable apparels are very critical in ultra sensitive surgery procedures and manufacturing processes. The intention of the use of these things is for the prevention of contaminants, primarily dust, from entering the sensitive area of interest. Such is the importance of these accessories that semiconductor plants heavily rely on its usage to counter the presence of dust impurity inside the manufacturing area.




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